I still feel a bit like a jilted bride from the whole fiasco a couple years ago, but more importantly, I don't think Jagr fits what the Pens need. As has been said in numerous threads, the Pens need someone like Kunitz, who will forecheck aggressively, win puck battles, be defensively responsible, and score dirty goals in front of the net. It would be nice if this Kunitz 2.0 also had some veteran leadership magic to make sure cooler heads prevail when the intensity gets ratcheted up.

Jagr might match the veteran leadership part, but certainly not the first part of the description. I thought he was a defensive liability for the Flyers last year in the playoffs, and his offensive contribution didn't outweigh that. Maybe if he could be had for a mid-round pick and/or mid-level prospect...but I wouldn't pay anymore than that.

The fiasco was completely fan-driven. Shero lowballed him and pulled his offer before Jagr made a decision, and he didn't even sign with the team that would pay him the most. He was a mercenary for Philadelphia just like he would be for us. At 74 years old he is still 10x the player Kennedy is and would be a nice veteran presence through the playoffs. With that said, Dallas has next to no incentive to move him unless they are high on Kennedy or a pick.

Can't remember who made it, but a video was created spoofing Taken with Shero's face 'shopped over Liam Neeson's. Petr Svoboda's answering machine, from the infamous Pensblog phone call, responds to the, "...I will find you and I will kill you" speech. Really wanted to post it in this thread.

1) It will give the Pens a talented winger for the short term and give Bennett some time to mature.2) It will block the Flyers from getting Jagr back and putting him with Hartnell and Giroux, who are both struggling without him. If RS passes on a chance to get Jagr again and he goes back to Philly and the Flyers eliminate the Pens again, it may untimately cost some people their jobs.3) It will give the fans and Jagr a nice closing chapter, heal old wounds, and he'll go out a Penguin and a Cup winner.